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Planning and Building Department, Planning Division, Long Range Planning Unit, recommending the Board receive and file the 2020 Annual Housing Element Implementation Progress Report following public comment for submittal to the California Department of Housing and Community Development.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
Planning and Zoning Law, beginning with California Government Code Section 65400, establishes the requirement that each city, county, or city and county planning agency prepare an annual report on the status of the Housing Element of its General Plan and progress in its implementation using forms and definitions adopted by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). The attached form (Attachment A) is used for reporting on the status of the Housing Element and implements Sections 6200, 6201, 6202, and 6203 of California Code of Regulations, Title 25, Division 1, Chapter 6.
Reason For Recommendation
Housing Element Law requires the County to hold a public meeting before the legislative body and take public comment when submitting its annual report and include the sections required by HCD. These sections include: new construction of homes, annual building activity (units rehabilitated, preserved and acquired pursuant to California Government Code Section 65583.1(c)(1)), Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) progress, and the General Plan Housing Element program implementation status. As a result of Assembly Bill (AB) 879 and Senate Bill (SB) 35 of the 2017 Housing Package new data requirements were added for the Housing Element Annual Progress Reports in 2018 to capture housing development applications received and sites identified or rezoned to accommodate shortfall housing need. Additional reporting requirements were added by HCD for the 2020 Annual Progress Report.
ALTERNATIVES
Should the County fail to submit a Housing Element Annual Progress Report on or before April 1st of each year in accord...
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